Life 1984

Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua have different ideas. In this era, there are probably only a few people such as Professor Ni who can understand and fully support him.

Lin Zhi, Shen Xiulan and others will also support him unconditionally, but not out of complete understanding, but because they have no understanding of this industry and believe in Li Yunhai's personal ability, so they blindly obey Li Yunhai's leadership.

While the two were chatting, a voice came from the other side: "Mr. Li, Mr. Guo! Please come over here!"

Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua stood up and walked over.

A staff member who was signing the order stood up and said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Guo, this gentleman said that he wants to purchase 5 Longteng PCs from us and asked us if we can guarantee delivery within two months."

Li Yunhai looked at the foreign businessman who placed the order. He knew that this person was not an ordinary person when he saw the way he was dressed, so he greeted him respectfully.

This man's name is Charlie, a European, and his company is located in London.

Charlie said that he had seen and learned about the Sihai Group branch in London and knew that it was an excellent high-tech company, so he came to attend this dealer conference.

He was very willing to cooperate with Sihai Group, but seeing so many people placing orders at the scene, he was worried that Sihai Group's production capacity would be insufficient to meet his purchasing requirements.

Li Yunhai promised Charlie that within two months, we will deliver your order of 5 Longteng PCs.

He knows that the coming 90s will be the era of personal PCs and the Internet. Since last year, Sihai Group has continued to expand its production capacity and is also working hard to develop the X64 architecture, just to catch up with the first wave of the Internet explosion. As long as it can reap this wave of dividends, Sihai Group will be stable in the future.

Charlie said OK and placed the order.

Li Yunhai asked him, if the alien computer is so good, why don't you take some back and sell it?
  Charlie said that he mainly makes business PCs and does more transactions with governments and enterprises. Alien PCs are more oriented towards young people and are more personalized, so they may not be suitable for his company.

Li Yunhai said that Alienware computers are indeed very personalized, but not only young people like them. Emerging technology companies, advertising companies, and stores started by young people may prefer this kind of personalized computers, which appear more attractive. The sense of design and art is more unique and tasteful.

Charlie thought about it and felt that what Li Yunhai said made sense, so he placed another order and purchased 2 more Alien computers.

This Charlie is a rich man and a big trade tycoon!
  Of course, Li Yunhai wanted to seize such a partner, so he left Charlie's personal business card, remembered the other party's contact information, and at the same time sent out an invitation. If Charlie did not leave Xiangjiang so soon, there would be a thank you banquet tonight, please. Charlie attended.

Charlie said there is no problem, we will spend two days in Xiangjiang and we will definitely attend the dinner.

The two talked about the development trends of global PCs.

Charlie said that PC sales have declined significantly in recent years, and some people say this is a high-tech bubble.

Li Yunhai said this is impossible and the temporary sales decline is only affected by the global financial situation. The next 20 years will be the most prosperous era for personal PCs. Because the Internet industry is about to rise, coupled with the industrialization and price reduction of PCs, PCs will enter more people's homes and truly become a product that every household and even everyone needs.

Charlie was infected by Li Yunhai's optimism. He touched a wisp of beard on his chin and discussed the so-called "Internet Era" with Li Yunhai.

The development of the Internet began in the 20s.

Before the 80s, humans used the ARPANET network. But by 1980, ARPANET ceased operations entirely due to a status message virus that unexpectedly reproduced itself.

In 1982, a new networking protocol: TCP/IP protocol was born.

In 1985, the global electronic connection WELL began to provide services.

In 1986, NSF established five supercomputing centers in the United States to provide powerful computing capabilities to all users.

At this time, there was a craze for connecting to the Internet, especially in various universities.

By 1989, nine countries were connected to NSFNET.

Li Yunhai and Charlie talked happily.

Charlie was impressed by Li Yunhai's vast knowledge.

In his opinion, Li Yunhai is a businessman who truly understands technology and management.

The technology world is very deep, and only such people can achieve real success.

Li Yunhai knew much more than that.

He also knew that, if nothing else happened, the World Wide Web was about to be invented, which is what we know as: the "WWW" network.

Since then, the Internet has officially entered thousands of households.

The Internet is just a machine connection between computers, but the World Wide Web allows all computer users to communicate on the same page.

If the Internet only connects computers on a physical level, then the World Wide Web service is another revolution.

It allows everyone to express their opinions by building a website, surf the web through a browser, and connect to the ends of the earth with a simple link.

Therefore, the World Wide Web is as important as papermaking in the Internet world.

Lao Li, the father of the World Wide Web, announced that the World Wide Web would be completely free when it was first invented, without applying for patent rights or charging patent fees.

Moreover, in the online world envisioned by Lao Li, everyone is equal and free.

If Lao Li had chosen to apply for a patent for the World Wide Web, he might have been richer than Microsoft's Gates.

Li Yunhai knew this trend, and he also wanted to find the father of the World Wide Web to negotiate a new business.

He also tried to let his R&D team invent the World Wide Web.

But unfortunately, because Li Yunhai didn't know much about the infrastructure of the World Wide Web, he knew it but didn't know why it happened, so his team didn't invent it.

History will continue to follow its previous trajectory.

Li Yunhai just needs to find the inventor, Lao Li, in advance.

The on-site signing is finally over.

Guo Wanhua asked someone to make statistics on the orders.

What surprised Li Yunhai was that the transaction amount this time reached more than 13 billion US dollars!

The net profit of the product has been significantly reduced, but it is still 30%. That is, if all these orders are completed, after excluding all expenses, it can still earn about 4 million US dollars.

But as Guo Wanhua said, these orders are actually almost the order volume of dealers for half a year or even a year.

Many dealers only place orders at dealer conferences and then ship them in batches, enough to sell for a year.

Generally speaking, products such as computers, copiers, and printers are rarely updated. Even if they are, the company will reserve new product launches at dealer conferences. In other words, there will be no major updates in the next year. Change, these are the goods being sold.

Moreover, the contract agreement of Sihai Group is very friendly. If a new machine is released in the middle of the year, subsequent orders that have not been shipped can be changed to the new machine.

In this way, dealers have no worries and dare to place orders.

Even so, it is not bad to get so much turnover at the dealer conference.

Coupled with the two Canton Fairs, CES, and Hannover Messe, we can also earn US$[-]-[-] million in profits.

Annual profits are US$8 million.

As for the usual income, it is only enough to offset the company's daily expenses.

And Li Yunhai still has big uses for this 8 million US dollars in profits.

First, the construction of several buildings in Xiangjiang, Beijin, and Xizhou requires allocations in batches every year to continue construction.

The second is to invest in research and development.

The third is to reserve enough funds to purchase the next batch of photolithography machines and production lines.

Li Yunhai seems to be making a lot of money, but all the money he makes is actually invested in construction and research and development.

This is also the reason why a company does not make money in the early stage.

Especially for companies engaged in research and development, it is more difficult to make money.

After Guo Wanhua heard the statistics of more than 13 billion US dollars, she jumped up with joy like a little girl.

She turned around and threw herself into Li Yunhai's arms, hugged him tightly, and said, "Look, we succeeded! I said it was 10 billion U.S. dollars! You still don't believe it! The result is far more than 10 billion U.S. dollars!"

Li Yunhai hugged her waist and smiled slightly: "In that case, let's celebrate tonight?"

Guo Wanhua smiled sweetly and said: "Of course we have to celebrate! Such a big event is worth celebrating! By the way, I want to treat the dealer to dinner tonight!"

Li Yunhai said: "Then after the banquet is over, we return to my house, and we will open another bottle of red wine, drink it slowly, and celebrate slowly."

Guo Wanhua realized something was wrong, hurriedly let go of him, and said with evasive eyes: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper!"

Li Yunhai held her face and said warmly: "What's wrong? Don't you want to drink and celebrate with me?"

Guo Wanhua bit the corner of her mouth: "It's okay to drink together, but other celebrations are unnecessary, okay?"

"Haha!" Li Yunhai stared at her, "Why don't you dare to look into my eyes?"

"Yunhai, I, I, there are many people here, don't do this, it's not good to be seen." Guo Wanhua spoke incoherently, her face turned red.

"Is it bad to be seen? Then you hugged me just now? Okay, let's get started! The work here is done." Li Yunhai let go of her.

Everyone in the Coliseum has left.

Li Yunhai and others left the scene last.

The reporters outside were really patient. Some of them stayed at the door, waiting for them to come out for interviews.

As soon as Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua came out, they were surrounded by reporters. Reporters asked questions one after another, including everything.

Guo Wanhua waved her hands and said: "We have been working for a long time and haven't even had lunch yet. Please give way! I only want to say one thing here: Sihai Group's global dealer conference was very well done. Success, it is the most successful event in history and the one with the largest number of orders! As for other issues involving privacy and business confidentiality, please forgive me for not saying more. Thank you all."

The bodyguards escorted them into the car and left.

At noon, Li Yunhai and the staff had a meal at the tea restaurant.

After returning to the company in the afternoon, the staff sorted out the order, confirmed the data and amount, and then sent it to the headquarters, which arranged production matters.

After years of running-in, the cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland has reached a close level.

Time soon came to night, and Li Yunhai hosted a banquet for a group of dealers who had placed orders at the luxurious Fulinmen Restaurant.

As expected, Li Yunhai drank too much.

Guo Wanhua sent him home and helped him go to bed to rest.

"You still want to drink with me? Look at how drunk you are, can you still drink?" Guo Wanhua said resentfully.

Li Yunhai half-squinted his eyes, held her hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Guo, don't leave."

Guo Wanhua hit him lightly: "If I don't leave, I will be next door to you!"

Li Yunhai pointed at her and wanted to say something, but ended up falling asleep.

Guo Wanhua helped him take off his clothes, shoes and socks, then pulled the quilt over him.

She walked to the living room and sat on the sofa. She also drank a lot of wine, and she spent a lot of effort in serving Li Yunhai just now, so she was a little tired now.

The home phone rang.

Guo Wanhua knew that the people who could make this call were the people closest to Li Yunhai, and the person who called at this time was probably Lin Zhi.

She hesitated for a moment, then answered the call.

"Hello, who's there?" Guo Wanhua took the initiative to speak first to avoid misunderstanding.

"Sister Guo, right?" Lin Zhi's smiling voice came over.

"Ling Zhi, I knew it was you!"

"Hey, it's me, where's Yunhai?"

"I had a dinner meeting with the dealer in the evening. He drank too much and had already fallen asleep."

"Are you drunk again?"

"There is nothing we can do today. There are so many dealers, and he is so happy. Each of them only has a sip of wine. The accumulation is quite overwhelming."

"Alas! I feel sorry for him. Sister Guo, thank you for taking care of him."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of him."

"Will you come to our house to play during the Chinese New Year this year?"

"Huh? This year, I want to stay in Xiangjiang to celebrate the New Year. Meilin will take the college entrance examination in a few months. I hope she will stay in Xiangjiang to review her homework."

"That's right, learning is the most important thing. Then you must come to our place to play next year!"

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Guo Wanhua looked at the bedroom, thinking that he was so drunk that it would be really difficult for him to have no one around to take care of him. It seemed that he could only sleep here.

Just then, the phone rang again.

Guo Wanhua thought it was Lin Zhi who was calling, so she picked up the phone and said with a smile, "Ling Zhi, is there anything else you can do?"

A very sweet but unfamiliar female voice came from the phone: "Hello, is Yunhai here?"

"Yunhai? Who are you?" Guo Wanhua thought to herself, a woman who can call Li Yunhai "Yunhai" and sounds so young, who is she?
  "Oh, my name is Zhu Lin, and I am his sister."

"Zhu Lin, it's you! I'm Guo Wanhua."

"Mr. Guo, hello."

"Mr. Li drank too much and has already fallen asleep. If you need anything, please see him again tomorrow."

"Is there anyone taking care of him?"

"No."

"Then I'll come over and take care of him. Sister Guo, I'm going over now. Please open the door for me. When I come, can you go home?"

"Okay!" Guo Wanhua agreed helplessly.

She couldn't help but wonder, Zhu Lin is Li Yunhai's sister?
  One is named Li and the other is named Zhu. Which kind of sister are these?

cousin?

Love sister?
  Thinking of this, Guo Wanhua felt panicked.

Great Li Yunhai, he has found a new sister!

The phone rang again.

Guo Wanhua answered the phone.

This time, she knew who the voice on the other side was.

Shen Xiulan!
  "Sister Guo, is Yunhai drunk? How is the situation now?"

"He was drunk and fell asleep."

"Oh, okay, thank you for your hard work, Sister Guo. Is anyone taking care of him?"

Guo Wanhua thought to herself, if I said no, would you still have to come here overnight with a big belly?

"Yes." Guo Wanhua said, "Don't worry, we will take good care of Mr. Li."

Shen Xiulan said hello and goodbye.

Guo Wanhua gritted her silver teeth, thinking that I have underestimated you, Li Yunhai, not only do you have a good sister by your side, you also have a good sister!
  She was afraid of having a negative impact on Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi's marriage, so she wielded her sword to cut off the relationship and wanted to end her relationship with Li Yunhai. She always thought that because Li Yunhai loved Lin Zhi so deeply, she was the only lover outside, and she had seduced him herself.

That's why she felt deeply guilty.

But now it seems that there are many women around Li Yunhai!

Even Shen Xiulan, who has already broken up with her, is probably Li Yunhai's woman!
  Guo Wanhua even doubted whether the child in Shen Xiulan's belly was Li Yunhai's?
  Women's intuition is really scary!
  Just by thinking this, Guo Wanhua was already close to the truth!

If all this is true, then Guo Wanhua feels how naive it is to quit!

There are too many lice and he is not afraid of itchiness. Li Yunhai has so many women around him, why is he afraid of her?
  Guo Wanhua couldn't judge other things, but one thing she knew was that she was the first woman Li Yunhai was looking for outside.

While thinking wildly, Guo Wanhua heard a knock on the door from outside.

She walked out calmly.

Sure enough, it was Zhu Lin who took a taxi and arrived outside the villa.

Although it was her first time here, she remembered Li Yunhai's phone number and house number in Xiangjiang.

She will pay special attention to everything related to this man.

Guo Wanhua opened the courtyard door and invited her in.

Zhu Lin smiled slightly at Guo Wanhua: "Hello, Mr. Guo. Thank you for your hard work."

Guo Wanhua said: "Actually, you don't have to come here specially. I live next door to Mr. Li. I can take care of him."

Zhu Lin smiled and said: "Why do you have the nerve to ask you to take care of Yunhai? I'm idle anyway, so I'll take care of it. Mr. Guo, thank you."

Guo Wanhua thought to herself, is it not appropriate for me to take care of him? Are you willing to take care of him?

"Really? Zhu Lin, what's the relationship between you and Mr. Li? You stayed here to take care of him in the middle of the night. Aren't you afraid of others gossiping?" Guo Wanhua became competitive and couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Lin was worthy of being an actor, and said with a calm face: "I am the god-sister whom Yun Hai recognizes."

"Ahem! Okay!" Guo Wanhua saw through Zhu Lin's hidden secret at a glance, but she did not intend to expose it immediately, but smiled, "Then you go in and take care of him! Tomorrow morning, you all come to my place for breakfast . Yunhai usually eats at my house."

"Okay, Mr. Guo." Zhu Lin was eager to see Li Yunhai, so he turned into the living room without saying anything to her, closed the door tightly, and then hurried to the bedroom.

Li Yunhai lay on the bed, motionless.

Zhu Lin came over, sat on the edge of the bed, held his hand, and shouted softly: "Sea of ​​clouds! Sea of ​​clouds!"

In a daze, Li Yunhai thought it was Guo Wanhua who was beside her, so he hugged her and said, "Sister Guo, you miss me so much!" (End of Chapter)